whats the compatibility of Ubuntu64 now-a-days?

[eival]

i remember back when i first started using Ubuntu when 8.04 came out there was hardly any support for the 64bit version so i went back to 32 and when i upgraded to 10.4 a few months ago i did the same but recently i was going to try out the media streaming service Boxee but it only supports Ubuntu64 :( so it got me thinking about possibly upgrading if its actually being supported as much as 32 is/was


does anyone use 10.4-64, is there alot of reliable support at the moment?

reliable meaning that it doesnt require any beta versions of plugins/apps as well as Ubuntu itself(non-LTS, 10.10+)

[kaldor]

I have used 32 bit since 7.10 up to 11.04. I got a new PC a few weeks ago with 8 GB of RAM, so I said "may as well" and installed 64 bit Ubuntu for the first time. I haven't had a single issue at all.

After that, I went ahead and installed a 64 bit OS on my laptop. In this case, Fedora 15. There was a minor issue with a particular game, but I fixed it instantly by installing a small package available in the repository.

Also, Flash performance on Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit is on par with my Windows 7 dual boot. Dunno if it's due to my relatively decent PC, but I have had none of the issues that people report. I do not have Flash installed on the laptop since Flash makes my CPU heat up to 85 degrees celcius.

I say go for it these days. Also, Flash performance on Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit is on par with my Windows 7 dual boot (needed it for college; haven't used Windows since early 2008). Dunno if it's due to my relatively decent PC, but I have had none of the issues that people report. I do not have Flash installed on the laptop since Flash makes my CPU heat up to 80 degrees celcius.

[IWantFroyo]

YES. There is a lot of Ubuntu support for 64 bit. If you have the processor, go for it.

The only real thing I can think of is Adobe's Flash, and those 32-bit only apps.

On Ubuntu, those can be remedied by installing Ubuntu Restricted Extras and ia32-libs (or something like that).

[kaldor]

YES. There is a lot of Ubuntu support for 64 bit. If you have the processor, go for it.

The only real thing I can think of is Adobe's Flash, and those 32-bit only apps.

On Ubuntu, those can be remedied by installing Ubuntu Restricted Extras and ia32-libs (or something like that).

Flash works fine on my PC. That said, Adobe released the beta for Flash 11 which has a native 64-bit version.

And yes, just install the ia32 package and all will be well. I run lots of 32-bit only programs on both my laptop and desktop without a hitch.

Basically, you have nothing to lose.

[Bandit]

64bit these days are just as compatible as 32bit. I wouldnt run anything other then 64bit unless hardware prohibited it.

[NightwishFan]

If you have a 64-bit processor use 64-bit.
:)

[PhantmKllr]

PhantmKllr here. Coming at you from 11.10 64-bit, and doing great. (Alpha testing, FTW!)

The water's fine, and getting warmer all the time. Feel free to jump in. ;)

[Dustin2128]

Can't attest to ubuntu, but arch 64-bit is smooth. I'm guessing ubuntu would be even better.

[3rdalbum]

Recurring in 3... 2... 1...

Ubuntu 64-bit is just as good as Ubuntu 32-bit. Better, even, because it's got more modern optimisations enabled and it can address more memory. There's not been compatibility issues for me. Come to think of it, I've installed Boxee on a 32-bit machine in the past, there should be a PPA for Boxee.

[3Miro]

I have been running 64-bit since 8.10. There used to be some Flash glitches, but no more. The only problem that I have seen recently was a proprietary printer driver that was 32-bit only. This is a rare problem, so you can just move over to 64-bit and things should be fine.

[DoFlooterMoose]

Well, I'm still fairly new to Linux, so take this with a grain of salt. But I recently migrated over from Windows 7 x64, and I love it! I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 x64 and have not experienced any problems what so ever. Flash works just fine. I don't really do much more than games, movies, music, and web browsing on here. So beyond those I couldn't really tell you about issues. I have to thank the Linux/Ubuntu comunity for that though. They made the migration and learning curve very easy for me =D>

[oldos2er]

64-bit Flash is beta, but it works better for me than 32-bit flash + nspluginwrapper.